Volunteer of The Month August 2017

Musa Sawaneh is a graduate of the University of The Gambia with a Bachelors degree in Economics. He is a volunteer at Salimatou Foundation for Education (SaFE). Coupled with being an advocate for education, Musa is a Seasoned debater. He Co-founded the School of Business and Public Administration Debate Association (SBPA-DA) and serve as a Debate Trainer on Confidence on Public Speaking. He has trained hundreds of people in and outside the University to be assertive and unequivocal.

In June 2016, Musa was selected to represent The Gambia in the “All Ghana University Debate Championship” held in Cape Coast, Ghana where he and his Partners won a national award for the President. He has served as the Public Relations Officer for the University of The Gambia Debate Association(UTGDA). He is also serving as the Debate Captain for Debate Gambia (DeGa), the only National Debate association in The Gambia.

He was the converner in the 2nd edition of the Masters Round Debate Championship held in 2017.

In March 2017, he was selected to attend THE Barack Obama Young African Leadership Initiative(YALI RLC) in Accra, Ghana. Musa is now a Yali fellow.